Chapter 12Yves took just under two hours to get from Montlucon to the capital. Arriving in Paris by the Porte d’Italie, he took the ring-road as far as the Porte de Bagnolet, and then the A3 motorway and the A86 to get to Villepinte prison. He rode past the high walls of the prison and then turned back.
Now that he knew where it was, he could look for a hotel nearby so as to be there early for the prison visit, and then get back to Brittany in good time.
He parked his bike near the entrance to the Ibis hotel in the Exhibition Centre complex and went to the reception. Luckily, there were a few rooms left. He took a shower and went down to have dinner. Back in his room, he called Agnes:
‘Hello, it's me,’ he said.
‘I know,’ said Agnes. ‘Are you okay?’
‘Yes, I'm in a hotel and I’m going t
